The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-17
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IL was just as well that no Boston people
heard her accent
We learned q great deal about Plymouth
we never knew before, or IL We did, we had
forgotten II. We knew about the Pilgrims,
but we didn't know that Sir Walter Raleigh
went from here to his death. that Napoleon
stopped in its harbor on his way to his Just
deserts in lsl5. that Sir Francis Drake, one
of the greatest Of early mariners, made IL his
headquarters. as it was his home and lie was
its mayor 800 years ago; that 1t was CroH-
wellian stronghold: that Matthews, the great
actor, died here, and lot Of other things one
learns only in guide book.
There are very man. old houses scattered
about Old Plymouth, and some Of the ancient
narrow street, set Us back 10 a time which
made even "A woman Of my age feel young
and risky The modern town has many line
buildings, public and private, municipal and
government and week might be spent here
with benefit to the traveller
Among the people two things struck me
forcibly. The first was the women; the other
was the Difference, the ObsequlOusness | may
say. Of the under classes. The women were
the most robust lot | ever saw. They had
the pinkest cheeks and clearest skins, the big
gest feet and the strongest arms aud greatest
depth Of chest imaginable. And how they
walked One young fellow American met
there said he had tried to make mash
Americans are not the only adopts IN TINS
manly art-but he had not been able to do So
as he couldn't keep up with tile girl unless he
took "A cab, and then he always lost her IN the
crowd | had always heard Of the ROBUSTNESS
Of English women, but until now had never
believed it,
As 10 the obsequiousness question. In
America there is an Independence among an
classes, which, if not always agreeable, Is stllI
not 50 disagreealle as the servile pOlitcness OF
the English subordinate After day eX-
perience ! would no more think Of saying
Thank YOU, sir than would to cut on my
tongue Sir is the special preroga'lye OF
the undering. and as pleasantly polite as 1t
sounds everywhere in America, II IS aito-
gether ont Of place in England under the
same circumstances.
II is impossible 20 t'scrihe the impression
it makes upon you, but As democratic rs we
Americans pride ourselves on being don't
think one of Us would sir anybody IN Eng
land after he had felt its effect coming from
a cart driver or "a hotel boots You find 1t,
too. in the shops and you begin then to feel
what caste is. and what social distinction
means
There are only few titled people in Plym-
outh. and chief Of these is the Earl Of Mount
Edgecumbe. lord steward % the queen, living
in lbs castle in Cornwall. just across the river
from the town, and owning the freehold
Of thousands Of acres Ott,ide and inside the
city limits The house was closed FOR repairs
and Ibis lorlship" was in London attending
10 MI, duties as "A oourtier and member Of the
house of lords. but the grounds are open
every wednesday 10 the public, and we went
over 10 See how nobility was fixed for home
comforts. The castle is big and old and ugly
set ON the side Of the hill but the 800 acre
park about it is lovely, and We rambled
through it. catching enhancing views Oi
woodland and hill, city and sea. We sa"
the head gardener, a CHEEKY old English gem
tleman. even il be wasn't a lord, and he was
lust a. polite a. he could be, aud let Us into
the "oramgcry' and other places where the
common herd couldn't enter. The orangery
gardener showed Us about his place, and we
could scarcely realize that II was the prop
erty Of a private person. The old fellow told
us the earl was the wisest man in the world,
kind TO an his people aud glad to meet and
talk 10 any stranger who visited his place
lie told Us, too, that over 100 people were
employed about the place, and many Of them'
now old. had lived there all their lives. This
and much more, so that when we went away
we almost wished that instead Of being plain
A rich I.UnII Ia
earls or earlesses or something Of that sort
As we passed out the gate Dickey gave the
old man a coin and bowitching smile
$40 You think, said she, that an Ameri-
can girl might become an earls daughterin-
'awG
Begging your pardon, miss, said he, with
courtly bow, should | be the earl, She
could
The compliment were too much for Dickey'
and she hurried mo away. MARY JANE